Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-20
A COLORED SCHOOL SCANDAL.
FrinciPal Brown Assaulted in tho
sumner building ny Miss Savoy's
Brother.

scandal in the coored schools that has peen
In smouider1ng condition for several months
oroke OUT yesterday afresh at the sumner School
puldlng, when Jos. Savoy visited the building, as
IL Is charseu ior The purpose OF inficting punish
ment on Ellis w. Brown, the principal OF the
oulldlng. Brown was sometime ago charged
Win improper Intimacy with Savoy's sister,
0eacher IN the schools, and on that
account he was not renominated to his place
as prlhcipai Oh tne Sumner Building at the meet
Ing ol the school board in July, when the other
teachers were nominated. At a subsequent meet
Ing. however, the committee on teachers made q
report generating Mr.. Brown and setting forth
lnaI tne person making the charges, though in
Slaea 10 90 So had failed to offer anything TO sub
stah.laIe lnem. Mr.. Brown was thereupon ap-
pointed 10 his Old position. 1t was asserted by
lrlends OF Mr. Brown that Miss Savoy, who had
naue a cnaIees against him, insaneiy imagined
not seem to have accepted the school board report
as nnai he yesterday visited the sumner Build
Ing and created scene
IN THE POLICE COURT TO-DAY.
Ihe result was that Savoy was charged in the
Police Court to-day with having yesterday as
saulted Ellis ". Brown, the principal OF the Sum-
ner School Principal Brown testified that the
SIouDie took place In the hall OF the sumner
Scnoo Dulding; that Savoy came there and said,
MIN, savoy struck witness on the arm Witness
linen got MS pistol and directed the tanitor to put
savoy OUT. He further stated that in consequence
M vi oaVOyS previous threats he carried pistol.
Ihere were least fifty OF the pupils OF the school
present at the time, and there was almost panic
~ supervising upper Principal Montgomery testified that
ne neard the noise and went to the place, when he
directed Brown to go back to his school-room.
savoy Sald ne would leave, and as he left he said
he would shoot Brown on sight.
sAvOY's STORY.
Tne de1endant Savoy took the stand and testi-
ned that Brown had written letter. and he wit
messy went to the Sumner building and said he
wanted TO see Brown, but would rather do so In
private Brown then put his hand In his pocket
and drew pistol, and then witness struck him.
brown nad written letter to his (witneSS)
mother about his (wttnessD sister, whom he had
ruined, and they only wanted him to act honorably
ana ,s they would not trouble him after. Witness
Old not know that Brown had q pistol till some
one SAID, LOOK out, he has pistol" and witness
then struck him and made his escape, Brown fol-
lowing him to the head Of the stairs and standing
there with his pistol in his hand
feter SpflggS cOrrobOrated SavOy'S statement
IN tne nam, remarking that when they met one
used the term sucker" when the revolver was
drawn. and witness called to savoy to "look out u
Brown denied that he drew the revolver first,
and asserted that Spriggs ran away. savoy had
never reach the Sumner building Witness had
been frequently warned.
John Toler testified as to Savoy coming to the
building and that he asked Brown II he would do
as he tSavoy) requested. Mr.. Brown said that II
ne was at fault he would, and Savoy threatened
mn MN InaI II ne did not he would not go back to
Inc de1endant, Savoy, again took the stand and
testineu tnat he never carried weapon, and that
the threats meant that he would use all his means
10 Keep Brown out Of the public schools, for he
was noC nj 70 Oe over other peoples daughters.
THE DEFENDANT UNDER BONDS.
The court said that the evidence was somewhat
contradictory, and directed that the defendant
give bonds In $500 to keep the peace for six
months.
The same scandal has involved number OF
other people Indirectly. The charges made by W.
Z. Chase against School Trustee Henry johnson
mad relation to this matter Mr.. Chase wrote q
letter TO the Commissioners alleging that Trustee
which were malicious and false The charge re-
ferred to was the one arterward Investigated by
the school board.